BlockFisher, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Algansee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49082. It stands on Fisher Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coldwater East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Coldwater East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Fisher between 2018 and 2020, burning about 45 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | QUINCY FD 169 - 2019 |
| 9 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | QUINCY FD 105 - 2020 |
| 16 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | QUINCY FD 103 - 2018 |
| 1 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | QUINCY FD 114 - 2019 |
| 29 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | QUINCY FD 112 - 2019 |
| 18 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | QUINCY FD 76 - 2020 |
| 8 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKELAND VFD 0019043 - 2019 |
| 27 April 2018 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | QUINCY FD 56 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fisher: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverine Prtlnd Cmt Co Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stringtown | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Algansee | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Quincy | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Crystal Beach | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sans Souci Beach | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| California | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Canada Shores | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Trailtree Village | 6.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 626053. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.